What is the value of the Warner TV programming now available to all Freebox subscribers, and available tomorrow in the “Warner Pass” which will be launched on Prime Video? Here is a list of series that might catch your attention.
Back on the French market today, Warner TV is now available live on Freeboxes via channel 57. On the occasion of this launch following its withdrawal from Canal offers on January 10, Free offers access to this channel until May 31 to all its Freebox subscribers.
Published by Turner, a subsidiary of the new Warner Bros Discovery group, Warner TV is aimed at fans of series with new or iconic content aimed at the general public. The channel brings together all genres of series: drama, action, comedy, and even SF. There is something for everyone with always a certain requirement in terms of script and production quality. The channel features original productions from Turner, which invests nearly $1 billion in content each year. It’s time to X-ray its programming and its catalog of 28 series. Here is a small demo of 2023.
Its novelties
Do you want to start very recent series that hold up? Warner TV notably offers Leverage Redemption, whose first season launched on January 5. This is the sequel to Leverage (2008 to 2012) Ten years later, fans find their favorite crooks.
“Professional crooks, former associates, find themselves more determined than ever to rob the richest criminals and corrupt big bosses. Sophie Devereaux is a scammer-chameleon who is unparalleled in taking on multiple identities; Parker is an expert in burglary; Eliot Spencer is a combat specialist and Alec Hardison a high-flying hacker. For their new assignments, the team welcomes two new recruits: Harry Wilson, a corporate lawyer who seeks redemption after realizing he’s been on the wrong side of the table his entire career, and Breanna Casey, Hardison’s adoptive sister who has a knack for computers, robotics and problems,” presents Warner TV.
Other very fresh content, the second season of The Flight Attendant with Kaley Cuoco, awaits you on Warner TV. You know Penny the fictional character from the television series The Big Bang Theory? It’s her. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Chris Bohjalian. Initially developed to be a mini-series, it received more than positive critical and public reception. The story, Cassandra Bowden, a flight attendant, wakes up in her hotel room in Bangkok, hungover and with the dead body of a man, his throat slit, with whom she had a late affair. day before. Panicked at the idea of having to call the police, she makes the decision to continue her day by cleaning up the crime scene before lying to the FBI. Amnesic, she then begins to wonder if she might not be the killer.
On April 1st, discover the new British thriller Our House which will land on Warner TV. “One day when she returns home, Fi Lawson discovers that a family of strangers has taken possession of the premises. The nightmare then begins her and her husband.
Warner’s first original French production: Visitors
It is one of the attractions of the chain, Visitors, a Warner TV Original series created and directed by Simon Astier, just that. Between comedy and science fiction, this French series propels Pointe-Claire, a small town where three childhood friends grew up. Richard follows in his grandfather’s footsteps and joins the police, but the welcome he receives is not the warmest. That same evening, at nightfall, two strange lights hit the sky. It is then that mysterious events occur in the city… The cast also includes Florence Loiret Caille, Damien Jouillerot and Vincent Desagnat,
Les incontournables : Sherlock, Raised by Wolves, Miracle Workers, Animal Kingdom, Batwoman
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Doctor Watson, transposed to the 21st century with Benedict Cumberbatch! For those who missed this series, go for it, you won’t be disappointed.
A real nugget in the Warner TV catalog, Raised by Wolves, is a science fiction series by Ridley Scott with Travis Fimmel, yes Ragnar in Vikings. “In the 22nd century, two androids — Mother and Father — are tasked with raising human children on Kepler-22b, after Earth has been destroyed by a great war. As the burgeoning human colony threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task. Between action and strange contemplation.
Do you miss Daniel Radcliffe, discover the comedy series Miracle Workers whose scenario will not leave you indifferent. The pitch “Faced with the destructive madness of men, God is depressed and resigned. His solution to the situation: blow up the Earth and open a restaurant instead… Craig and Eliza, two under-exploited angels of the “Heaven Inc”, stand up to him to prove that humanity is worth it. to be saved. God accepts the bet and gives them two weeks to perform a miracle: help two humans fall in love. Otherwise everything will disappear!”
Broadcast since 2016, the original production Animal Kingdom worth the detour. The final season aired in December. The story dives into the daily life of a teenager who sees his life turned upside down when his mother dies of a heroin overdose. He moves in with a family made up of siblings where crime and violence are kings, just like the matriarch “Smurf”, his grandmother who leads them with a masterful hand.
We also recommend Falling Skies, or even The Resident an interesting medical drama series or even the crazy universe of The Orville, SF comedy, by Seth MacFarlan, father of American Dad and Family Guy and screenwriter of the films Ted and Ted 2. Not to mention the 3 seasons of Batwomen. Kate Kane, cousin of Bruce Wayne, attempts to battle her demons to secure the city streets and become a beacon of hope with the Batwoman costume 3 years after Batman left Gotham City.
For the nostalgic
This is one of the channel’s strengths, namely its eclectic catalog. Some will be delighted to be able to find cult series that they have devoured in the past, sometimes even bringing back memories of teenagers. Warner TV thus offers Highlander, Mon Uncle Charlie, FBI: Missing in Action, Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Big Bang Theory or even Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Warner TV’s on-demand content will also be available in the new “Warner Pass”, which will be launched tomorrow on Prime Video with 30 days free.
This article was taken from the Univers FreeBox website